postlarval
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈlɑrvəl/
- Specialized
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postlarval
- Survival studies indicate that settled postlarval and small juvenile lobsters are also capable of surviving and growing on planktonic diets.
- postlarval stage
- postlarval lobsters
Examples
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Each species has a prelarval stage followed by three larval stages and then a postlarval stage that resembles the adult.
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Understanding the behavior of postlarval lobsters helps in developing better conservation strategies.
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Such results suggest that few postlarval lobsters released ever reach commercial size.
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Research has also targeted the feeding activities of larval and postlarval lobsters.
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Besides reseeding efforts, this hatchery provides postlarval lobsters for research.
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Conversely, larger postlarval lobsters burrowed more readily than small ones, mainly on the eelgrass over mud substrates.
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Tagging experiments with smaller lobsters are important to determine the linkage between the numbers of postlarval benthic recruits and those eventually recruiting into the fishery.
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Juveniles were found to prefer the same types of habitats as postlarval lobsters, particularly algal-covered small rocks with many interstitial spaces between them (Bertran et al., 1985).
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The postlarval stage of the lobster is critical for its survival in the ocean.
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Postlarval lobsters are often found in shallow waters where they can easily find food.
How Mature
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Morphology
Etymology
Postlarval comes from post- 'after' and larva 'young form'. It describes the stage or things related to the animal that come 'after' the larval stage.